| A299 road | |
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| Major junctions | |
| East end: | Brenley Corner (Near Faversham) |
| M2 motorway A2 road A28 road A253 road A255 road A256 road A290 road A291 road A2990 road |
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| West end: | Ramsgate |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: |
Margate |
| Road network | |
The A299, better known as the Thanet Way, is a major road in the county of Kent, England, and runs from Brenley Corner near Faversham (where it merges into the M2) to Ramsgate via Whitstable and Herne Bay. It is predominantly used for freight traffic to Ramsgate Harbour and local traffic to Thanet.
Most of the A299 was constructed in the 1930s as an unemployment relief project.[1] Prior to this, all traffic from the west to the Isle of Thanet had to go via Canterbury.
The A299 was upgraded in the 1990s to dual carriageway for almost its entire length. Whitstable and Herne Bay were bypassed, with the old road becoming the A2990, and the A299 to the west of Whitstable and east of Herne Bay received an online upgrade.
The A299 used to end near Monkton, where the A253 once continued to Ramsgate. This section of road has become the A299 direct to Ramsgate Harbour, passing Kent International Airport on the way. The section from Minster roundabout to the Lord of the Manor roundabout remains a single-carriageway, but is planned to be diverted on to a new dual carriageway current being constructed as part of East Kent access phase 2.[2]
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| A299 Road | ||
| Eastbound exits | Junction | Westbound exits |
| End of Road | Port of Ramsgate | Start of Road |
| Pegwell Tunnel | ||
| Ramsgate A255 St. Lawrence |
Ramsgate A255 St. Lawrence |
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| Manston, Margate, Broadstairs, Westwood Cross, A256 Sandwich A256 |
Lord of the Manor | Manston, Margate, Broadstairs, Westwood Cross, A256 Sandwich A256 |
| No exit | Cliffsend | |
| London Manston Airport B2190 Minster End of dual carriageway |
Minster Roundabout | London Manston Airport B2190 Minster Start of dual carriageway |
| Sarre A253 Monkton Acol |
Monkton Roundabout | Sarre A253 Monkton Acol |
| St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Sarre, Sturry, Canterbury A28 Margate A28 Potten Street |
St Nicholas-at-Wade Roundabout | St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Sarre, Sturry, Canterbury A28 Margate A28 Potten Street |
| St. Nicholas-at-Wade | St. Nicholas-at-Wade | |
| No exit | Marshside | |
| Hillborough, Reculver | Hillborough, Reculver | |
| Broomfield, Beltinge | Broomfield, Beltinge | |
| Eddington, Greenhill A2990 Herne, Sturry A291 Herne Bay B2205 |
Eddington, Greenhill A2990 Herne, Sturry A291 Herne Bay B2205 |
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| Tunnel | ||
| No exit | Canterbury, Clapham Hill, Blean A290 Whitstable A2990 |
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| Canterbury, Clapham Hill, Blean A290 Whitstable A2990 |
No exit | |
| No exit | Yorkletts | |
| Services | Services | |
| Waterham, Highstreet, Yorkletts | Waterham, Highstreet | |
| No exit | Dargate, Hernhill | |
| Dargate, Hernhill | No exit | |
| Goodnestone | Goodnestone | |
| Start of Road | M2 J7 Brenley Corner |
Canterbury, Dover, Channel Tunnel A2 Non motorway traffic |
| Canterbury, Channel Tunnel, Dover, Faversham A2 |
Road continues as M2 to London | |
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